FOMO Got You Down? Try Sympathetic Joy
Hilary Herdman
December 26, 2019
FOMO, or “fear of missing out,” afflicts many of us more dramatically in our hyper-connected world than it did in the past. Thanks to constant
Judgement
Meditating Without Judgment
Phakchok Rinpoche
August 14, 2017
Meditating without judgment means that we stop the inner, “How am I doing?” commentary. Don’t we do this in most of our activities?
The Importance of Failure
Phakchok Rinpoche
July 3, 2017
Dear Friends Near and Far,
Hello. Happy Guru Rinpoche Day again.
Today I want to share with you the sixth of the Twelve Manifestations of Guru Padmasambhava.
Rhythm of Happiness General Talk (Part 3)
Phakchok Rinpoche
February 14, 2017
In this third part of the “Rhythm of Happiness” talk, Phakchok Rinpoche suggests additional mental training to support positive feelings toward others.
Reflect Without Judgment and Expectation
Phakchok Rinpoche
September 6, 2016
Reflect without judgment and expectation when you meditate. It is important and healthy not to judge yourself and not to compare yourself with others.
Have Patience with the Teachings!
Phakchok Rinpoche
August 30, 2016
Have patience with the teachings and with yourself. Phakchok Rinpoche gives advice that the proper attitude for receiving teachings is with an open mind.
Reducing Ego: A Practical Method
Phakchok Rinpoche
June 8, 2016
We hear a lot about reducing ego in Buddhist teachings. But we often don’t know how to go about this. Here Rinpoche gives practical advice on how to go reducing ego. We can work on reducing ego directly or indirectly.
Judgment is Not Dharma
Phakchok Rinpoche
May 24, 2016
Judgment is a tricky thing for us to acknowledge. In November 2015, Phakchok Rinpoche taught at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery. A major point of his teaching was on how we need to understand our minds…
Contentment and the Mind
Phakchok Rinpoche
May 10, 2016
A key teaching of Buddhism is contentment. To understand what this means, we need to see our own experience. Contentment is a state…
Tolerance and Mind Training
Phakchok Rinpoche
April 26, 2016
Dharma practice means training our minds. What kind of mind training do we need as dharma practitioners? Tolerance training!